Mouse problems

Kyle · **Posted:** April 7th, 2007, 7:38 pm

Well as you can see my mouse isnt lining up and its off center when i highlight, how can i fix this?

Adbot · **Posted:** April 7th, 2007, 7:38 pm

Snowfox · **Posted:** April 7th, 2007, 7:50 pm

I'm not really sure but the first thing that comes to my mind is maybe theres a "configuration" option under your settings somewhere.

Rune Beast0 · **Posted:** April 7th, 2007, 7:51 pm

(Note: This only works if you have a little ball on the bottom of your mouse)

Try taking the little ball out of the mouse, cleaning it with some alcohol, and replacing it in the mouse hole. Clean the little hole also. Cleaning can make a huge difference in the way your mouse works. Mine gets stuck if I don't clean it often.

If you have an optical mouse, I don't know since I don't use them.

Andy · **Posted:** April 8th, 2007, 5:29 am

^ Great tip, basically it's removing all that gunk off the 3 rollers that tough the mouse ball. (usually you twist the bottom around the ball to get the ball out)

For optical, i would need to know more ..

PS: Mouse ball: The ones with a big ball
Optical: no ball, has a light thingie XD

MattVortex · **Posted:** April 8th, 2007, 5:40 am

It is more likely that this is related to software, although cleaning your mouse ball is always a good tip.

Does your mouse pointer not line up in every program, or just the one you have screenshotted? If its only the one you have screenshotted, try updating the program if it isnt already the latest version, or if you're using a testing version of the program, go back and use the standard, stable version.

If it's every program, it's possible that it is a problem with drivers. Do this:

Right click on my computer -> Properties -> Hardware tab -> Device manager.

Find your mouse in there - it should be under 'Mice and other pointing devices.'. Right click on it, and select update driver.

If nothing happens in the driver update, right click on it, select uninstall, then take your mouse out the back of the comp, and plug it back in. Windows will find it again and reinstall the driver. You might want to have another mouse plugged in to your comp temporarily while you do that.